Over 5,000 households in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex will have first-time or high-speed internet in the next couple of years.
The service is being made available through a $3.15-million investment by the federal government.
MP Bev Shipley says it's badly needed to spur economic growth, not only for business but for farmers as well.
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Households to be connected by 2018 include some in Brooke-Alvinston, Enniskillen, Lambton Shores, Kettle Point, Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick and Sarnia.